Wednesday, March 15, 2006
People who are on my last nerve
Today, I would like to send a big raspberry to...
Franklin Graham and E. Annie Proulx.
Graham, in an interview, reiterated his view that Islam is an evil religion, saying, "If you think Islam is so great, go live in Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan." I'll say one thing for Graham (and it ain't a compliment) -- the S.O.B. won't back down. Sort of reminds me of George W. Bush. These are both people who have to win at all costs, which is not an attitude I would naturally associate with persons who claim to follow Jesus Christ. But that's the problem with Christianity: Jesus was a terrific person, but his followers tend to be jack-asses. Not all of them, of course, but more and more the horses' behinds seem to be representing mainstream Christianity.
As far as I'm concerned, Osama bin Laden and Pat Robertson have a hell of a lot in common...and that ain't a compliment, either. Extremists suck, regardless of the source of their extremism. Radical Islam and Radical Christianity...both support misogyny, homophobia, disregard for science and rational thought, disdain for the environment, etc. Again, they both suck.
Now, on to E. Annie Proulx. Let me first say that I enjoyed "The Shipping News" and thought it was a marvelous book. I also enjoyed "Brokeback Mountain" (the short story -- haven't seen the movie yet, though it's in my netflix queue. But E. Annie Proulx has got to be drinking from the same water glass as Pat Robertson, and by that I mean she is completely nuts.
Today, I read an excerpt from an opinion piece she had written in which she lambasted the movie, "Crash" and castigated the Oscars for neglecting to name "Brokeback" best film. I mean, gee whiz, the movie did win three major awards, including best director and best adapted screenplay (uh, E. Annie, that means they liked the writing). And here's ole E. Annie saying all manner of ugly things: she referred to the film "Crash" as "Trash", for example.
Everybody I know who has seen "Crash" says it is a great film -- definitely not "Trash." Now, I've heard "Brokeback" is mighty fine, too, but the thing is, not everybody can win the same award at the same time. E. Annie's suggestion that a film about a homosexual relationship is somehow more worthy of an Oscar than a film about race relations seems pretty darn bigoted to me. Both are worthy topics, and apparently both films were good.
But sometimes, E. Annie, you don't win. Hey, she's starting to sound a lot like Franklin Graham and George W. -- must win at all costs, and if we don't...we'll mock our competitors.
All three of these folks need a good, old-fashioned butt-whoopin'...which is not a euphemism for gay sex.
Franklin Graham and E. Annie Proulx.
Graham, in an interview, reiterated his view that Islam is an evil religion, saying, "If you think Islam is so great, go live in Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan." I'll say one thing for Graham (and it ain't a compliment) -- the S.O.B. won't back down. Sort of reminds me of George W. Bush. These are both people who have to win at all costs, which is not an attitude I would naturally associate with persons who claim to follow Jesus Christ. But that's the problem with Christianity: Jesus was a terrific person, but his followers tend to be jack-asses. Not all of them, of course, but more and more the horses' behinds seem to be representing mainstream Christianity.
As far as I'm concerned, Osama bin Laden and Pat Robertson have a hell of a lot in common...and that ain't a compliment, either. Extremists suck, regardless of the source of their extremism. Radical Islam and Radical Christianity...both support misogyny, homophobia, disregard for science and rational thought, disdain for the environment, etc. Again, they both suck.
Now, on to E. Annie Proulx. Let me first say that I enjoyed "The Shipping News" and thought it was a marvelous book. I also enjoyed "Brokeback Mountain" (the short story -- haven't seen the movie yet, though it's in my netflix queue. But E. Annie Proulx has got to be drinking from the same water glass as Pat Robertson, and by that I mean she is completely nuts.
Today, I read an excerpt from an opinion piece she had written in which she lambasted the movie, "Crash" and castigated the Oscars for neglecting to name "Brokeback" best film. I mean, gee whiz, the movie did win three major awards, including best director and best adapted screenplay (uh, E. Annie, that means they liked the writing). And here's ole E. Annie saying all manner of ugly things: she referred to the film "Crash" as "Trash", for example.
Everybody I know who has seen "Crash" says it is a great film -- definitely not "Trash." Now, I've heard "Brokeback" is mighty fine, too, but the thing is, not everybody can win the same award at the same time. E. Annie's suggestion that a film about a homosexual relationship is somehow more worthy of an Oscar than a film about race relations seems pretty darn bigoted to me. Both are worthy topics, and apparently both films were good.
But sometimes, E. Annie, you don't win. Hey, she's starting to sound a lot like Franklin Graham and George W. -- must win at all costs, and if we don't...we'll mock our competitors.
All three of these folks need a good, old-fashioned butt-whoopin'...which is not a euphemism for gay sex.
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I didn't see E. Annie's column, but that's really sad. I've heard great things about Crash, too, and I loved Brokeback Mountain.
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